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as in rehabilitates
to restore to a healthy condition
a low-fat vegetarian diet, moderate exercise, and stress management help heal a diseased heart heal the sick
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as in recovers
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
most of the soldiers could go home while they were still healing from their wounds
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as in cures
to bring about recovery from
time heals all wounds, even those of the heart
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Recent Examples of heals
Your body will eventually expel the stuck parts as the wound heals.
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Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
Fibroblast populations decline with age, which may help explain why older skin heals more slowly.
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Peter Jurich,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
Time heals all and, in a few years, Meslier will perhaps be remembered for the two Championship titles and that unforgettable 2020-21 season with Bielsa in his pomp.
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Beren Cross,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
As the regular market heals, FAIR Plan pricing must become actuarially sound as already required by law to lead customers towards better and cheaper coverage in the regular market.
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Patrick Wolff,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
Quero’s struggles might force Venable to make a tough decision and give Romo more time behind the plate while Kyle Teel heals.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
This speaks to communication that may hurt but ultimately heals.
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Glamour,
25 Apr. 2026
The intergenerational duo has kept fans hooked with their surefire wits and complicated relationship that both hurts and heals.
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
Fibroblast populations decline with age, which may help explain why older skin heals more slowly.
—
Peter Jurich,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
Time heals all and, in a few years, Meslier will perhaps be remembered for the two Championship titles and that unforgettable 2020-21 season with Bielsa in his pomp.
—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Because when an encounter — with a lover, a friend, a stranger or a new film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — takes you to a place that transforms you, enlarges you and heals the hairline cracks where all the hope keeps leaking out, there is no such thing as too long spent there.
—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
As the regular market heals, FAIR Plan pricing must become actuarially sound as already required by law to lead customers towards better and cheaper coverage in the regular market.
—
Patrick Wolff,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
Quero’s struggles might force Venable to make a tough decision and give Romo more time behind the plate while Kyle Teel heals.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
This speaks to communication that may hurt but ultimately heals.
—
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2026
The intergenerational duo has kept fans hooked with their surefire wits and complicated relationship that both hurts and heals.
—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heals
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Chester Leonard rehabilitates wounded bald eagles and other large raptors at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke.
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Berman rehabilitates rabbits that are abandoned, neglected, abused, and in danger of being euthanized.
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England's starting 11 will be missing two key players as Declan Rice starts on the bench and Reece James recovers from injury.
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Foster still finds resonance in moment at the end of the film, after Kyle recovers her daughter, who seemingly has no awareness of the harrowing journey that her mother has just endured to find her.
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Autoclave technology takes pre-impregnated carbon-fiber shapes and then cures them under high pressure and temperature to deliver maximum structural rigidity and weight savings.
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Aids digestion and assimulation, cures dyspepsia, cures neuralgia and sick headache, invigorates the brain and nervous system.
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Leymon, the criminal justice professor, said Oregon’s law fixes a key weakness in the fight against domestic violence and stalking.
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The model writes the code, runs the tests, reads the errors, fixes the code, runs the tests again, and reports back when something is shipped.
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The hit rate improves dramatically.
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The show, which improves after intermission, does have a fabulous closer — greatest-hits worthy — that is composed simply of two guys (musical director John Love and the consistently excellent Lilly) singing in falsetto.
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And without significant sanctions relief that alleviates the suffering of ordinary Iranians and sets the country on a clear path to economic recovery, difficult questions could again arise about the regime’s longstanding policy of defiance against the US.
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Seasoned party-planners say that striving to create meaningful interactions instead of for perfection alleviates some of the stress of hosting.
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Supported by a gifted cast that includes Palestinian filmmaker Mohammad Bakri as a PLO commander, Riklis treats both sides with an equal amount of humanity and respect.
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Ciba treats them not as sweet peripheral matter, but as records of reading under pressure.
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In a doublet, the first earthquake relieves stress on one fault while increasing it on a nearby fault.
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Every $10 donated to Undue Medical Debt relieves an average of $1,000 in medical debt.
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“Heals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heals. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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